Hair reforming devices

ABSTRACT

Devices are described for use in the re-forming of hair. The devices comprise a convoluted body portion provided with alternating ridges and depressions extending transversely of the body portion whereby at least one shaped surface having a wavelike configuration is provided to which a tress of hair may be made to conform. Perforations are provided to enable a hair treatment fluid to be applied to hair conforming to the shaped surface.

United States Patent Giles et al. [4 1 Aug. '1, 1972 [54] HAIR REFORMINGDEVICES 1,662,330 3/1928 Privitera ..132/118 Inven or Ha ob bothBerthelsen A of Vanco C i 2, l SOlomOn l C Canada 2,490,124 12/1949Gregory ..132/31 R D145,893 11/1946 Graham ..132/32 R [73] Assignee:Wonder Curl Limited Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene [22] Fded' 1969Assistant Examiner-Gregory E. McNeil] [21] Appl. No.: 868,338Att0rney-Cushman, Darby & Cushman 30 Foreign Application Priority Data[57] ABSTRACT Devices are described for use in the re-forming of Aug.15, 1969 Canada ..059,609 hair The devices comprise a convoluted bodyportion provided with alternating ridges and depressions ex- (g1 tendingtransversely of the body portion whereby at l 58] Fieid 36 2 118 leastone shaped surface having a wave-like configuration is provided to whicha tress of hair may be made 56] References Cited to conform.Perforations are provided to enable a hair treatment fluid to be appliedto hair conforming to the shaped surface.

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INVENTORS HAROLD G l-6 MARSHALL NQBLE A TTORNEYS HAIR REFORMING DEVICESThe present invention relates generally to devices suitable for use inthe re-forming of hair. More particularly, the invention relates todevices comprising the combination of a re-forming member andco-operating member so constructed as to provide a hair re-formingsurface over which a tress of hair may be made to conform.

In the re-forming of hair, for example in the per manent waving of hair,it has been conventional to use hair re-forming rods around which thehair is wound. Using such hair re-forming rods the hair stylist startswith the free end of the hair, which is the oldest hair, and winds thehair around the rod towards the scalp. As a result of adopting thistechnique the smallest or tightest curl induced in the hair wound uponthe rod is at the free end of the hair while the biggest or loosest curlis adjacent to the scalp. Thus the curl induced in the hair is notuniform. Further, as a result of this technique it is not possiblepreferentially to treat various sections of the hair with ahair-treating fluid, such as a permanent waving solution.

Because the hair becomes more receptive to a permanent waving solutionas it grows older, since it becomes more porous, and because it is notpossible separately to treat different portions of a tress of hair, theexisting technique means that the result of the reforming operation isfrequently that of producing a hair style disfigured by frizzy ends.This is because the older hair, having been treated with the same amountof treatment solution as the newer hair, absorbs more of the solutionand curls faster. It will be appreciated that more time is requiredbefore the solution is effective on new hair due to its lower porosity.

Because of these disadvantages it would be desirable to have hairre-forming devices available which provide for the differentialtreatment of various portions of the hair in accordance with their ageand which make possible the control of wave length in the hair.

Another disadvantage of the existing technique is that it is physicallyimpossible to make the curl commence near the scalp because of theminimum distance which a rod can approach to the scalp.

The presence of tight wave formations as close to the scalp as possibleis often referred to as the provision of body" in a hair style. The bodyof the hair formations tends to assist the overall hair style inmaintaining its desired arrangements.

When it is desired to produce body in a hair style this could best beproduced by inducing a curl as close to the scalp as possible. Without acurl being induced close to the scalp the initial section of the hairtends to lie flat on the scalp and curls induced in the intermediatelength of the hair are not as effective in producing body in the hairstyle. It would accordingly be desirable to have available devicescapable of inducing a curl adjacent to the scalp in order to introduceas much body as possible into the hair style.

Yet again the existing devices available for use in the moulding orre-forming of hair are such that it is desirable to allow a minimum timeto elapse between successive permanent waving treatments. This isbecause most human hair cannot safely stand two or more immersions inpermanent waving solution without being subjected to weakening orpermanent damage and because it is impossible preferentially to treatdifferent portions or lengths of hair. If it were possible to separateuntreated hair from previously treated hair it would not be necessary towait until the treated hair has completely grown out before reforming.

It takes in the region of from three to six months before hair can bere-permed without risking damage under existing techniques and it can beseen that the provision of hair re-forming devices which could makepossible the treatment of previously untreated hair while avoiding thetreatment, and hence damage, of previously treated hair would enable apermanent waving style to be maintained for long periods of time andwould avoid the need to ensure prolonged periods of time during whichthe hair is shapeless and unsightly.

The present invention provides devices suitable for use in there-forming of hair which makes possible the provision of curls close tothe scalp and carefully control the wave length in the hair, and whichalso enables different portions of the hair to be treatedpreferentially. The present invention accordingly provides a devicesuitable for use in the re-forming of hair which comprises a convolutedbody portion provided with a series of alternating ridges anddepressions extending generally transversely of the body portion, saidconvoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surface having awave-like longitudinal configuration, wave crests being defined by saidridges and wave troughs being defined by said depressions, said shapedsurface being adapted to provide a hair re-forming surface to which atress of hair laid over said body portion may be made to conform, andsaid body portion being perforated thereby to enable a hair treatmentfluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming with said shapedsurface.

In use of the devices, hair is made to conform with the shaped surfaceby means of at least one co-operating member adapted to engage in adepression in the body portion of the device. A tress of hair is laidover the shaped surface and the co-operating member or members thenplaced over the hair. Engagement of a co-operating member with adepression then causes the hair to assume the shape of the shapedsurface.

The present invention will now be described in more detail by referenceto specific embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of hair reforming devicetogether with a support or co-operating member;

FIG. 2 is an elevation illustrating the device and support orcooperating member of FIG. 1 in working relationship;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an alternative form of hair re-formingdevice in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a hair re-formingdevice together with an alternative form of co-operating member;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a method of utilizing the hairre-forming devices of the invention; and

FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are elevations illustrating different wave forms forthe devices.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals denote like integersthroughout, the hair re-forming devices of the present invention can beseen to comprise a body portion 1, of generally convolutedconfiguration, provided with a series of alternating ridges 2 anddepressions 3 therebetween extending generally transversely of the bodyportion 1. The ridges and depressions define shaped upper and lowersurfaces on body portion 1 having a wave-like longitudinalconfiguration.

It should be appreciated that the devices illustrated may be used insuch a manner that either the upper or lower shaped surface may beutilized to shape the hair and that accordingly the terms ridges anddepressions are relative terms. Thus when one surface is beingconsidered a convex convolution is a ridge but the same convolution is adepression when the other surface is being considered. Bearing thispoint in mind the shaped surfaces can be seen to comprise wave crestscorresponding to the ridges and wave troughs corresponding to thedepressions. The shaped surfaces are perforated either by apertures asillustrated in FIG. 3 or, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1,comprises a mesh.

FIG. 1 illustrates a co-operating member 5 adapted to engage in thedepressions 3 in the shaped member 1.

As illustrated in FIG. 1 the co-operating member 5 comprises anunperforated convoluted support of generally the same overall dimensionsas the device 1 and member 5 are pressed together they take up the closeworking relationship illustrated in FIG. 2. As illustrated in FIG. 4 theco-operating member may comprise a plurality of tubes 6 supported on aframe 7. Frame 7 comprises a pair of spaced parallel wires 8 along whichthe tubes 6 are free to move, the wires 8 being maintained in theirspaced parallel relationship by means of terminal bars 9. The tubes 6may also be rigidly mounted on the wires 8 if use demands that thisfeature would be more convenient. Successive tubes 6 are generallyparallel and are so dimensioned that they may be retained withindepressions 3 by means of the closure of the ridges 2 thereabove. Thetubes 6 are free to slide along wires 8 so that they may be used with avariety of re-forming devices 1, the amplitude of the waves of which mayvary. Further adjacent tubes 6 may be utilized in such a way that theycooperate not only with adjacent depressions 3 but also, if desired,with, for example, every other depression depending upon the resultdesired.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8 it can be seen that theconvoluted device 1 is provided with a series of waves defined bysuccessive ridges 2 and depressions3, the amplitude of which waves isless at one end of the device than at the other. Such a device isparticularly suitable for the introduction of body into the hair stylesince the wave of least amplitude is adapted to induce a curl in thehair very close to the scalp. Alternative wave forms are illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7. In FIG. 6 is illustrated a wave form suitable forinducing a long wave into the hair and in FIG. 7 is illustrated a waveform suitable for inducing a deep wave into the hair. Variouscombinations of wave forms can be incorporated into a single device ifdesired in order to induce waves of unusual configuration into the hair.

The devices of the invention preferably are made from a resilientmaterial such that a cooperating member 5 may be pressed between theridge 2 into the depressions 3 and there be releasably held by thenatural resilience of the material from which the device is fabricated.As can be seen from the device illustrated in FIG. 2 each shaped surfaceof the device 1 may comprise a series of waves such that the distancebetween the adjacent wave crests, as represented by the symbol y, isless than the maximum length of the wave trough, as represented by thesymbol x, therebetween. Clearly in such a case the cooperating membershould be so dimensioned that it is provided with ridges having alength, or in the case of a cylindrical member such as tubes 6 adiameter, greater than the distance y between adjacent ridges 2 but lessthan the maximum length x of the depression 3 therebetween. Thedimensions of the cooperating member and of the re-forming device willclearly be chosen to provide for efficient clamping of a tress of hairover a shaping surface of a device 1 without applying too great aconstrictive force thereto such as could cause severance or breaking ofthe hair.

While it is preferred to utilize the natural resilience of the materialfrom which the device is fabricated in order to achieve cooperationbetween the device and a cooperating member, such cooperation may beachieved in other ways. Thus, for example, a device and a cooperatingmember may be held together by such fasteners as elastic bands, clips,buttons, and other detents.

The amplitude of the successive waves in the shaped surfaces of thedevices will be chosen as illustrated by FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 with a view tosecuring the desired configuration in the hair and a wide variation inthe wave form of the shaping devices is contemplated in accordance withthe present invention. The length of the shaping device may be adjustedas desired, clearly the longer the hair to be treated the longer is thedevice required. The width of the re-forming device may also be varieddepending upon the size or the width of the tresses to be treated. Ingeneral suitable widths for the re-forming device are from about 2inches to about 6 inches. The shaped surfaces of the devices of theinvention or the cooperating surfaces of the cooperating members may begrooved or roughened in such a way that slippage of a hair tress laidover the surfaces is minimized. By this means it is possible to exercisegood control over the hair styling process.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 5 the devices preferably comprise a wave ofsmaller diameter at one end, the left hand end as illustrated thusmaking it possible to induce a tight curl adjacent the scalp and impartbody to the hair.

When the hair re-forming devices of the present invention are used thestylist selects the tress of hair whichhe desired to treat and lays itover a shaped surface of a shaping device 1 preferably with a smalldiameter wave, if provided, adjacent the scalp. A cooperating member,which may be the mate of the shaping device 1, an unperforatedcorrespondingly convoluted support member as illustrated in FIG. 1 or asuccession of tubes or rods 6 illustrated in FIG. 4, is then laid overthe hair and the cooperating member and the shaping device pressed intonesting or mating engagement one with the other. The hair between theshaping device and the cooperating member thereupon assumes the shape ofthe hair shaping surface of the device and a hair treatment fluid, suchas a permanent waving solution, may be applied to the tress of haireither through the perforations in the shaping device 1, or, when thearrangement of FIG. 4 is utilized, over the cooperating member. Thefinal arrangement of the devices when applied to tresses of hair uponthe head of an individual is illustrated by FIG. 5.

The particular configuration of the devices of the present inventionmakes it readily possible to apply different amounts or concentrationsof the hair treating fluid to different lengths or portions of the hairin accordance with the result desired. Thus, for example, when hair isbeing re-permed the permanent waving solution may be applied only topreviously untreated portions of the hair. Further, older hair, namelythe hair nearest to the free ends of the hair may be treated with alesser amount of the treating solution in recognition of the fact thatsuch portions of the hair are more porous and consequently more readilycurled than are the younger portions of the hair nearer to the scalp.This makes possible the production of either a nonuniform or uniformhair curl or shape as desired without the objectionable frizzy endsproduced using the techniques previously available.

The time required to produce a hair shape in a tress of hair using thedevices of the invention is very short since the operating steps arevery simple and do not require prolonged winding of a tress of hair upona rod or mandrel. Thus, the styling of hair when carried out using thedevices of the present invention is a much shorter operation than hashitherto been possible utilizing the the rod technique. Furthermore,application of the hair treating fluid to the hair is simple and may beachieved by means of sprays, pads or brush as desired. The amount oftreating fluid applied may be controlled also by varying the proportionof apertures in the shaped surface. Thus, the embodiment illustrated inFIG. 1 which illustrates the use of a meshed shaping surface, makespossible the application of the maximum amount of hair treating mediumin the most effective manner.

The devices in accordance with the invention are of light weight and mayreadily be fabricated'using conventional moulding techniques. They maybe stamped out of sheets of suitable plastics material having therequired resilience or flexibility or they may be moulded by means ofinjection or blow molding techniques. They may be transluscent ifdesired and, as mentioned above, may be of different sizes andconfigurations. The devices may also be colored in such a way thatdevices having a particular configuration can readily be identified foruse by the hair stylist. Should the stylish wish to increase theamplitude of the waves in the shaped surface it may be done in the caseof flexible devices by pressing the ridges together by means of, forexample, an elastic band or other compressive device fixedlongitudinally of the devices. The material out of which the devices arefabricated is not critical provided that the material is chemicallyresistant to the various hair treatment fluids applied during the courseof the hair reforming process. Most suitably the material is aresilient, flexible, plastics material since devices made out of suchmaterials are readily produced on a mass production basis and are simpleto use. Altematively, the devices may be made from thin sheets of metalstamped into the desired configuration or may be made from metal wirewoven into a shaped mesh.

We claim: 1. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair whichcomprises:

a. a resilient convoluted body portion provided with a series ofalternating ridges and depressions extending generally transversely ofthe body portion, at least one of said ridges being so contoured as todefine a generally non-circular wave forming surface;

b. said convoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surfacehaving a wave-like longitudinal configuration;

c. wave crests being defined by said ridges and d. wave troughs beingdefined by said depressions;

e. wherein the shaped surface comprises a series of waves such that theminimum distance between at least a portion of adjacent wave crests isless than the maximum length of the wave trough therebetween;

f. said shaped surface being adapted to provide a hair reforming surfaceto which a tress of hair laid over said body portion may be made toconform by the use of a cooperating means which provides mating surfacesto be received and resiliently retained in said wave troughs.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the shaped surface comprises aseries of waves the amplitude of which is less at one end of the devicethan at the other.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface isperforated by a number of spaced apertures.

4. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface comprises amesh.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the device is made of aresilient plastics material.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface isperforated by a number of spaced apertures.

7. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface comprises amesh.

8. A device according to claim 1, wherein the width of the body portionis between about 2 and about 6 inches.

9. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface isroughened thereby to prevent or reduced slippage of hair over saidsurface.

10. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface of theconvoluted body portion comprises a series of waves the amplitude ofwhich is less at one end of the convoluted body portion than at theother.

11. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair which comprises:

a. a resilient convoluted body portion provided with a series ofalternating ridges and depressions extending completely transversely ofthe body portion,

b. said convoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surfacehaving a wave-like longitudinal configuration,

0. wave crests being defined by said ridges and wave troughs beingdefined by said depressions,

d. the distance between adjacent wave crests being less than the maximumlength of the wave trough therebetween,

e. the amplitude of the series of waves in said shaped surface beingless at one end of the device than at the other,

f. said shaped surface providing a hair reforming surface to which atress of hair laid over said body portion may be made to conform when acooperating means is placed in mating relationship within each of saiddepressions, and

g. said body portion being perforated thereby to enable a hair treatmentfluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming with said shapedsurface.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein the device is made of aresilient plastics material.

13. A device according to claim 12, wherein the width of the bodyportion is between about two and about six inches.

14. A device according to claim 11, wherein the shaped surface isroughened thereby to prevent or reduce slippage of hair over saidsurface.

15. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair comprising incombination:

a. a reforming member which comprises b. a convoluted body portionprovided with a series of alternating ridges and depressions extendinggenerally transversely of the body portion;

c. wave crests being defined by said ridges and d. wave troughs beingdefined by said depressions;

e. said convoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surfacehaving a wave-like longitudinal configuration wherein the shaped surfacecomprises a series of waves such that the minimum distance between atleast a portion of adjacent wave crests is less than the maximum lengthof the wave trough therebetween,

f. said shaped surface providing a hair reforming surface to which atress of hair laid over said body portion may be made to conform, and

. said body portion being perforated thereby to enable a hair treatmentfluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming with said shapedsurface and h. a unit adapted to mate with said body portion, said unitcomprising a plurality of elongated sections disposed in generallyparallel relationship and being shaped and positioned to engage in saiddepressions in said body portion, the ends of said sections beingconnected together by resilient connecting means, said elongatedsections being of a size to be received and resiliently retained withinrespective ones of said depressions.

16. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair comprising incombination:

a. a resilient reforming member which comprises b. a convoluted bodyportion provided with a series of alternating ridges and depressionsextending generally transversely of the body portion;

c. said convoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surfacehaving a wave-like longitudinal configuration;

d. wave crests being defined by said ridges and e. wave troughs beingdefined by said depressions;

f. wherein said shaped surface comprises a series of waves such that theminimum distance between at least a portion of adjacent wave crests isless than the maximum length and width of the trough therebetween, saidshaped surface providing a hair reforming surface to which a tress ofhair laid over s'd d of bemdeto fr; g. s id dj 505632 b fi ig perforatedfii ei e y to enable a hair treatment fluid to be applied to a tress ofhair conforming with said shaped surface, and

h. at least one cooperating member adapted to engage in a depression inthe body portion of said reforming member thereby to conform a tress ofhair laid over the body portion of said reforming member to thereforming surface of said reforming member;

i. said cooperating member is an unperforated support which compresses aconvoluted body portion adapted to cooperate in mating or nestingrelationship with the convoluted body portion of the reforming member.

17. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair comprising incombination:

a. a resilient reforming member which comprises b. a convoluted bodyportion provided with a series of alternating ridges and depressionsextending generally transversely of the body portion;

0. said convoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surfacehaving a wave-like longitudinal configuration;

d. wave crests being defined by said ridges and e. wave troughs beingdefined by said depressions;

f. wherein said shaped surface comprises a series of waves such that theminimum distance between at least a portion of adjacent wave crests isless than the maximum length and width of the trough therebetween, saidshaped surface providing a hair reforming surface to which a tress ofhair laid over said body portion may be made to conform;

g. said body portion being perforated thereby to enable a hair treatmentfluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming with said shapedsurface, and

h. at least one cooperating member adapted to engage in a depression inthe body portion of said reforming member thereby to conform a tress ofhair laid over the body portion of said reforming member to thereforming surface of said reforming member; 7

i. said cooperating member comprising a plurality of rods or tubesmounted on a frame member and adapted to engage with a plurality of thedepressions in said convoluted body portion of said reforming member.

1. A device suitable for use in the reforming of hair which comprises:a. a resilient convoluted body portion provided with a series ofalternating ridges and depressions extending generally transversely ofthe body portion, at least one of said ridges being so contoured as todefine a generally non-circular wave forming surface; b. said convolutedbody portion defining at least one shaped surface having a wave-likelongitudinal configuration; c. wave crests being defined by said ridgesand d. wave troughs being defined by said depressions; e. wherein theshaped surface comprises a series of waves such that the minimumdistance between at least a portion of adjacent wave crests is less thanthe maximum length of the wave trough therebetween; f. said shapedsurface being adapted to provide a hair reforming surface to which atress of hair laid over said body portion may be made to conform by theuse of a cooperating means which provides mating surfaces to be receivedand resiliently retained in said wave troughs.
 2. A device according toclaim 1 wherein the shaped surface comprises a series of waves theamplitude of which is less at one end of the device than at the other.3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surface isperforated by a number of spaced apertures.
 4. A device according toclaim 1, wherein the shaped surface comprises a mesh.
 5. A deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the device is made of a resilient plasticsmaterial.
 6. A device according to claim 1, wherein the shaped surfaceis perforated by a number of spaced apertures.
 7. A device according toclaim 1, wherein the shaped surface comprises a mesh.
 8. A deviceaccording to claim 1, wherein the width of the body portion is betweenabout 2 and about 6 inches.
 9. A device according to claim 1, whereinthe shaped surface is roughened thereby to prevent or reduced slippageof haIr over said surface.
 10. A device according to claim 1, whereinthe shaped surface of the convoluted body portion comprises a series ofwaves the amplitude of which is less at one end of the convoluted bodyportion than at the other.
 11. A device suitable for use in thereforming of hair which comprises: a. a resilient convoluted bodyportion provided with a series of alternating ridges and depressionsextending completely transversely of the body portion, b. saidconvoluted body portion defining at least one shaped surface having awave-like longitudinal configuration, c. wave crests being defined bysaid ridges and wave troughs being defined by said depressions, d. thedistance between adjacent wave crests being less than the maximum lengthof the wave trough therebetween, e. the amplitude of the series of wavesin said shaped surface being less at one end of the device than at theother, f. said shaped surface providing a hair reforming surface towhich a tress of hair laid over said body portion may be made to conformwhen a cooperating means is placed in mating relationship within each ofsaid depressions, and g. said body portion being perforated thereby toenable a hair treatment fluid to be applied to a tress of hairconforming with said shaped surface.
 12. A device according to claim 11,wherein the device is made of a resilient plastics material.
 13. Adevice according to claim 12, wherein the width of the body portion isbetween about two and about six inches.
 14. A device according to claim11, wherein the shaped surface is roughened thereby to prevent or reduceslippage of hair over said surface.
 15. A device suitable for use in thereforming of hair comprising in combination: a. a reforming member whichcomprises b. a convoluted body portion provided with a series ofalternating ridges and depressions extending generally transversely ofthe body portion; c. wave crests being defined by said ridges and d.wave troughs being defined by said depressions; e. said convoluted bodyportion defining at least one shaped surface having a wave-likelongitudinal configuration wherein the shaped surface comprises a seriesof waves such that the minimum distance between at least a portion ofadjacent wave crests is less than the maximum length of the wave troughtherebetween, f. said shaped surface providing a hair reforming surfaceto which a tress of hair laid over said body portion may be made toconform, and g. said body portion being perforated thereby to enable ahair treatment fluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming withsaid shaped surface and h. a unit adapted to mate with said bodyportion, said unit comprising a plurality of elongated sections disposedin generally parallel relationship and being shaped and positioned toengage in said depressions in said body portion, the ends of saidsections being connected together by resilient connecting means, saidelongated sections being of a size to be received and resilientlyretained within respective ones of said depressions.
 16. A devicesuitable for use in the reforming of hair comprising in combination: a.a resilient reforming member which comprises b. a convoluted bodyportion provided with a series of alternating ridges and depressionsextending generally transversely of the body portion; c. said convolutedbody portion defining at least one shaped surface having a wave-likelongitudinal configuration; d. wave crests being defined by said ridgesand e. wave troughs being defined by said depressions; f. wherein saidshaped surface comprises a series of waves such that the minimumdistance between at least a portion of adjacent wave crests is less thanthe maximum length and width of the trough therebetween, said shapedsurface providing a hair reforming surface to which a tress of hair laidover said body portion may be made to conform; g. said body portionbeing perforated Thereby to enable a hair treatment fluid to be appliedto a tress of hair conforming with said shaped surface, and h. at leastone cooperating member adapted to engage in a depression in the bodyportion of said reforming member thereby to conform a tress of hair laidover the body portion of said reforming member to the reforming surfaceof said reforming member; i. said cooperating member is an unperforatedsupport which compresses a convoluted body portion adapted to cooperatein mating or nesting relationship with the convoluted body portion ofthe reforming member.
 17. A device suitable for use in the reforming ofhair comprising in combination: a. a resilient reforming member whichcomprises b. a convoluted body portion provided with a series ofalternating ridges and depressions extending generally transversely ofthe body portion; c. said convoluted body portion defining at least oneshaped surface having a wave-like longitudinal configuration; d. wavecrests being defined by said ridges and e. wave troughs being defined bysaid depressions; f. wherein said shaped surface comprises a series ofwaves such that the minimum distance between at least a portion ofadjacent wave crests is less than the maximum length and width of thetrough therebetween, said shaped surface providing a hair reformingsurface to which a tress of hair laid over said body portion may be madeto conform; g. said body portion being perforated thereby to enable ahair treatment fluid to be applied to a tress of hair conforming withsaid shaped surface, and h. at least one cooperating member adapted toengage in a depression in the body portion of said reforming memberthereby to conform a tress of hair laid over the body portion of saidreforming member to the reforming surface of said reforming member; i.said cooperating member comprising a plurality of rods or tubes mountedon a frame member and adapted to engage with a plurality of thedepressions in said convoluted body portion of said reforming member.